Sunday, 14 December 2014

I bought the KnitPro Waves set for a hefty price, thanks to the exchange rate and the fact that it has to be imported to the country. Packaging was ok, not flash, simple plastic window and zipper. Nice colourful grip, very very light (aluminium) and nice sharp point.
Downside is when it was put to the test, it failed miserably. Into row 4, I'm screaming in pain. My wrist and the finger joints are writhing in pain wanting Tulip Etimo or a break altogether. But I had to finish the test. So I went on with it. I have to admit, I did change a few times with the same size Tulip hook, but I found Tulip runs just a tiny bit "bigger". Was it my imagination?

I'd say the winner is definitely Tulip Etimo Rose. I bought it loose (without box and not as a set) probably second hand, as the grip on some of it was a tad dirty, hence the cheaper price. But I'm still in love with it.
I did the entire dress in the test with Tulip Etimo and I came out of it still wanting to crochet, I felt like an Energiser Bunny advertisement. I can just keep going and going and going with Tulip.

Disclaimer:This is just entirely based on the test and my opinion only. Maybe it's different for others according to the size of their hands and their grip strength. I like mine strong and steady, hence Tulip works really well since it's steel and provides a bit more weight onto my grip and I feel like I'm actually in control. With KnitPro, I feel like it's too light to my liking hence I'm actually exerting more power on my grip that makes my wrist more tired. It's a pity since I put high hopes on KnitPro. Mind you, they do have other types available. I'd label this Waves set "an expensive mistake" for me.

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

I finally saw Ben Stiller's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" as per one of the reader's recommendation (*wink*).

"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" is actually a short story written by James Thurber and was first appeared in The New Yorker in 1939.
A movie with the same name was made in 1947 with a plot line that was current for that time.
The 2013 movie was in the burner from 1994 with Jim Carrey in mind and somehow ended up with Ben Stiller cast in the lead and also directing.

It is one of those feel good movie for the zombies of this generation (i.e. 9am-8pm work time, no after hours bonus, go home, sleep, wake up, rinse and repeat generation) with breathtaking views of Stykkishólmur, a village on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in Iceland, Höfn, a village in southeast Iceland, Skogafoss waterfall and in Vatnajökull National Park.
The plot is current and simple as it revolves on the change that Walter Mitty is going through as an employee of Life magazine that is restructuring from print to online digital magazine. As a negative assets manager, his job will no longer exists along with a bunch of others.

I would think that this movie would appeal to anyone who ever asks "What is their purpose of life".

The motto of Life magazine, inscribed inside the wallet given to Walter

It promises adventure and comedy, with a dash of innocent romance from a boring life of a negative assets manager going through restructuring.
This movie is certainly a graphical representation of what goes through the mind of a Mittyesque person.

With wanting love as the starting point, Walter ended up in places he never imagined before. How many of us had really done that? We often just say "NEXT" when the object of our affection presented us with a choice.

What I really love about this movie is the message that it carries. Perhaps it awakens something in everyone differently.
Maybe the changes isn't going to be so rapid like Walter's but the only thing that's stopping the change from occurring would only be ourselves, as Walter clearly showed in the movie.